In the introduction of this work, the author credits his predecessor for rendering the terms "fetishism" and "devil-worship" meaningless. It describes the katuyausi expedition in which unmarried girls are chosen by local boys. A toliwaga gains privileges by owning a masawa, and magic is always involved in the ceremonial building of the waga.  Also noting the importance of (*) participant observation, the role of reciproci
In the introduction of this work, the author credits his predecessor for rendering the terms "fetishism" and "devil-worship" meaningless. It describes the katuyausi expedition in which unmarried girls are chosen by local boys. A toliwaga gains privileges by owning a masawa, and magic is always involved in the ceremonial building of the waga.  Also noting the importance of (*) participant observation, the role of reciprocity in the half-economic, half-ceremonial process described in this work inspired Marcel Mauss to write The Gift. It was followed up by The Sexual Life of Savages in North Western Melanesia and The Coral Gardens and Their Magic. For 10 points, the Kula exchange among the Trobriand Islanders is analyzed in what work by Bronis?aw Malinowski?
In the introduction of this work, the author credits his predecessor for rendering the terms "fetishism" and "devil-worship" meaningless.
{Argonauts} of the Western {Pacific}